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Hardback. The Shame of Poverty challenges thinking about the nature and causes of poverty in both the Global North and Global South. It invites the reader to question their understanding of poverty by bringing into close relief the day-to-day experiences of low-income families across the globe. Num Pages: 248 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 242 x 163 x 19. Weight in Grams: 510.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199684823
ISBN
9780199684823
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.21

Paperback. Although eugenics is now widely discredited, some groups and individuals claim a new scientific basis for old racist assumptions. Pondering the continuing influence of racist research and thought, despite all evidence to the contrary, Robert Sussman explains why-when it comes to race-too many people still mistake bigotry for science. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSL; JHM; PDX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674660038
ISBN
9780674660038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.51

Hardcover. As symbols of America's version of the "good life," cultural products became a primary means for people around the world, especially in Europe, to reimagine both America and themselves in the context of America's growing global sphere of influence. Num Pages: 232 pages, 37halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFC; JFFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 456.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226732428
ISBN
9780226732428
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 40.83

Hardback. Series: The United States in the World. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTQ; JFFJ; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 542.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801453977
ISBN
9780801453977
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 41.17

Paperback. Through an ethnographic case study of Chicago's Little Village, Wounded City demonstrates how competition for political power and state resources undermined efforts to reduce gang violence. Robert Vargas argues that the state, through different patterns of governance, can contribute to distrust and division among community members. Num Pages: 280 pages, 27 bw line art; 2 bw halftone. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JFFE; JFSG; JHMC; JKVJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 209 x 139 x 15. Weight in Grams: 312.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190245917
ISBN
9780190245917
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 57.43

Paperback. Every day at an AA meeting, a speaker will announce that "our stories disclose in a general way what we used to be like, what happened and what we are like now." This statement describes the story of Bill W. Num Pages: 344 pages. BIC Classification: BG; JFFH; VSP; VXA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Hazelden Information & Educational Services United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9781568383439
ISBN
9781568383439
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 17.97

Hardback. First study to explore the transformation in attitudes on the Left toward the Jews, Zionism, and Israel. Series: Studies in Antisemitism. Num Pages: 648 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFJ; JFSR1; JPFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 172 x 49. Weight in Grams: 1142.
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
648
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803240766
ISBN
9780803240766
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 76.23

Paperback. Offering a critical analysis of Louis Farrakhan's ascent to national influence, the author argues that the minister's rise to prominence is a function of race and reaction in contemporary America. He probes the origins and significance of Farrakhan in American politics. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 490.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780878406586
ISBN
9780878406586
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.61

Hardcover. An account of how Islam came to twentieth-century Europe and altered the continent's cultural, political, and security landscape is revealed in a study that looks at the emerging threat of radical Islam in Europe. Num Pages: 368 pages, 10 b/w halftones. BIC Classification: HRHP; JFFN; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 242 x 162 x 30. Weight in Grams: 636.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780195328974
ISBN
9780195328974
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 29.85

Paperback. With its origins in a conference organized by the Institute of Jewish Affairs in London, this book asks if a common denominator can be found between the anti-Semitism that has existed through the ages and more contemporary forms of anti-Zionism. Editor(s): Wistrich, Robert S. Num Pages: 213 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBL; HRJ; JFF; JFSL; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
213
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349112647
ISBN
9781349112647
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.40

Hardback. A study of the relationship between blackness, ethnicity and speed. This ethnography and anthropological study of collegiate sprinters, is constructed upon a model of ethnic and cultural identity which sees social interaction establishing social networks through universal and cognitive rules. Num Pages: 150 pages, 4 photographs, index. BIC Classification: JFF; JFSL1; JFSL3; JHBC; JHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 340.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
150
Condition
New
SKU
V9780819195845
ISBN
9780819195845
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.09

Paperback. .
Publisher
SAGE Publications Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781506307381
ISBN
9781506307381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.41

Paperback. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Num Pages: 276 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 374.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619316
ISBN
9780745619316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.08

Hardback. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Num Pages: 272 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 25. Weight in Grams: 514. 272 pages, 0. With the growing challenges of economic globalization and national welfare state retrenchment, the development and future of EU social policy has become increasingly important. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1D; JFF; JPQB; JPSN2; KCP. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 25. Weight: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745619309
ISBN
9780745619309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.49

Paperback. "Beautifully crafted, powerfully illustrated with conversation, theoretically important, and almost unique as an ethnography."-Arthur Kleinman, Harvard University Series: Contemporary Ethnography. Num Pages: 320 pages, 7 illus. BIC Classification: JFFB; JFSC; JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812216226
ISBN
9780812216226
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. .
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199322381
ISBN
9780199322381
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 15.27

Paperback. Of the some sixty thousand vacant properties in Philadelphia, half of them are abandoned row houses. Street-level entrepreneurs re purposing hundreds of these empty houses as facilities for recovering addicts and alcoholics. This book presents a study of this recovery house movement and its place in the new urban order wrought by welfare reform. Num Pages: 304 pages, 5 halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; JFFH1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 417.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226234090
ISBN
9780226234090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. Solidarity First examines the concept and practice of social cohesion in terms of its impact on, and significance for, workers in Canada. Editor(s): O'Brien, Robert. Num Pages: 224 pages, 4 figures, 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFF; JHBL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5969 x 4039. Weight in Grams: 476.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774814393
ISBN
9780774814393
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 112.38

Hardback. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Num Pages: 752 pages, 40 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1170. Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition. 752 pages, Illustrations. The cigarette is the deadliest artifact in the history of human civilization. It is also one of the most beguiling, thanks to more than a century of manipulation at the hands of tobacco industry chemists. This title explores how the cigarette came to be the most widely-used drug on the planet, with six trillion sticks sold per year. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JFFH1; KNDF1; MBX; MMZR. Dimension: 162 x 227 x 53. Weight: 1154.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
752
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520270169
ISBN
9780520270169
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.50

Presents a compelling study of how ordinary people commit extraordinary acts of violence and how perpetrators and victims manage in the aftermath. Grounded in extensive, qualitative analysis of perpetrator testimony, this book reveals the individual experiences of perpetrators and general patterns of influence that lead to collective violence. Series: Qualitative Studies in Psychology. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JFFE; JKV; JM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
New York University Press United States
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9781479821600
ISBN
9781479821600
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 56.28

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